Conor Lenihan (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)

At the Tánaiste's instigation, the Department engaged with the Revenue Commissioners to facilitate businesses experiencing particular difficulties in meeting tax payment obligations because of a delay in receiving rebate repayments from the redundancy payments section of the Department. Where agreement is forthcoming with the employer and, subject to satisfactory evidence being provided of the repayment due and its quantum, Revenue will be accommodating in deferring for a reasonable period collection or enforcement action that would otherwise ensue in the event of delayed payment of tax.

Since putting this administrative arrangement in place, my Department has received a significant number of requests from companies indicating consent to payment of the redundancy rebate they would otherwise be entitled to in favour of the Revenue Commissioners, where an outstanding tax liability exists. Revenue has agreed to consider these on a case-by-case basis.

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